Psychotherapy is not only for resolving difficulties — some people come because they want to understand themselves better, live more consciously, or find deeper meaning.

What exploring yourself brings

Not everyone comes to therapy because of severe distress. Some want to understand why they decide as they do, why certain things unsettle them again and again, or why they feel they could live more fully. Perhaps everything is fine and yet you sense that something is missing. Such curiosity about yourself is a valuable starting point and not a sign that anything is wrong with you.

A psychoanalytic view of personal development

Winnicott wrote about the capacity to play as one of the signs of psychic health — the ability to remain curious, creative, and open to new experience, not merely functional.

Therapeutic work without a specific problem in the background can therefore be just as meaningful as work with a specific difficulty — aimed at developing this capacity and a deeper understanding of one's own motives, desires and patterns.

Psychotherapy for personal development in practice

In practice, this means space for questions that are otherwise hard to ask elsewhere — about meaning, desire, and the life you actually want.

How I work with personal development

In this case therapy is not repair but exploration: together we look at what drives you, what you avoid, and what you could live more freely. There is no pressure for quick results. Sessions are weekly, in Ljubljana or by video call.

Psychotherapy for personal development in Ljubljana

I offer psychoanalytic psychotherapy for personal development in Ljubljana or online (by video call). At the beginning we agree on three introductory sessions (45–50 minutes each), in which you see how I work and whether psychoanalytic psychotherapy suits you. After that we agree on regular weekly sessions.

If you want to understand yourself, your patterns and your sense of meaning better, psychotherapy can offer a space for exploration, even when there is no specific distress in the background. Psychoanalytic psychotherapy is suitable for working through harder emotional distress and also for improving the quality of your life — a better understanding of yourself.

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Frequently asked questions about personal development

What is psychotherapy for personal development for?

Psychoanalytic psychotherapy for personal development does not look for fixing, but for a better understanding of yourself: what drives you, what you repeat and what gives your life meaning. I work with causes and not only with distress as expressed.

How long does psychotherapy for personal development take?

Duration is individual and depends on the therapeutic goal and on how long the difficulties have been present. Psychoanalytic psychotherapy can last from a few months to a few years. One session lasts 45 to 50 minutes; usually once a week, and by arrangement sometimes several times a week.

Can I come without a specific problem?

Yes. Psychoanalytic psychotherapy is also suitable for a better understanding of yourself and for improving the quality of your life, not only for working through harder emotional distress.